"thanatology" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θan.əˈtɒl.əd͡ʒ.i/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌθæ.nəˈtɑl.əd͡ʒ.i/ [General-American] Forms: thanatologies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi Etymology: From thanato- + -logy, from Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”). Etymology templates: {{af|en|thanato-|-logy}} thanato- + -logy, {{der|en|grc|θάνατος||death}} Ancient Greek θάνατος (thánatos, “death”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} thanatology (usually uncountable, plural thanatologies)
  1. The scientific study of death and the practices associated with it, including the study of the needs of the terminally ill and their families. Wikipedia link: thanatology Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: palliative care Related terms (health care specifically): end-of-life care Translations (scientific study of death): танаталогія (tanatalóhija) (Belarusian), 死亡學 (Chinese Mandarin), 死亡学 (sǐwángxué) (Chinese Mandarin), thanatologie (Czech), tanatoloogia (Estonian), tanatologia (Finnish), thanatologie (French), Sterbensforschung (German), મૃત્યુવિજ્ઞાન (mŕtyuvijñān) (Gujarati), मृत्युविज्ञान (mŕtyuvijñān) (Hindi), haláltan (Hungarian), dauðafræði [feminine] (Icelandic), báseolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), tanatologia [feminine] (Italian), 死生学 (shiseigaku) (alt: しせいがく) (Japanese), танатология (tanatologiä) (Kazakh), 사망학 (samanghak) (alt: 死亡學) (Korean), kaji kematian (Malay), tanatologi (Malay), मृत्युविज्ञान (mŕtyuvijñān) (Marathi), مرگشناسی (margšenāsī) [singular] (Persian), tanatologia (Polish), tanatologia [feminine] (Portuguese), танатология (tanatologija) (Russian), tanatológia (Slovak), tanatología (Spanish), மரணவியல் (maraṇaviyal) (Tamil), tanatoloji (Turkish), tử vong học (Vietnamese)

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